Defenition of the word international nautical mile
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Defenition of the word international nautical mile
- a unit of length used in navigation; equivalent to the distance spanned by one second of arc in latitude; 1,852 meters
- a unit of length used in navigation; equivalent to the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude; 1,852 meters
- a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude
Synonyms for the word international nautical mile
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- air mile
- knot
- mi
- mile
- naut mi
- nautical mile
Hypernyms for the word international nautical mile
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